It is late November and in my country the Autumn just showed up. As much as I remember it is the first year that summer has last for so long with high temperatures and full of sunny days. We almost forgot what season we have now. I love warm climate and long summer days so for me what happens this year was more than ideal. I wasn't ready for cold and rainy days nor dark early afternoons, it makes me feel a bit sad. Although the whole climate kinda changed this week, temperature has fallen and rainy days are here. It's again the time to re-organise your wardrobe with proper warm cloths and lay cozy carpets at your house. I wasn't ready for that either so yesterday I decided to take my time, enjoy my day by going a trip with my man and then get back and do all those boring stuff.
We decided to visit Lefkada island which is about 30 minutes from here and find a beautiful mountain village to spend our day. I have visited Lefkada many times before because of it's outstanding beaches but I have never been to it's mountains. We started our trip with a cloudy sky and as we were driving to the villages it was already raining. We chose to stop at a village called "Karia" which is built at 500 metres altitude above the sea. The view was amazing, the hills around were full of green vegetation and you could also see the sea. The village is so quaint with traditional houses around and beautiful gardens. The plaza is all made of stone and has a big plane tree on the center which is something too common for a mountain Greek village. I really like villages with the old-fahion arcitecture and wild landscape. Also the local restaurants are always so great with good quality of food and super tasty. People are so welcoming and kind and make you feel like home.
After a full and pleasant day we had to go back and do all those works I postponed before. This trip propably made it a little easier for me, having felt the cold outside and the rainy weather. One of the things I like about this weather is that I can finally prepare a hot drink, light a fire on my fireplace and sit in front of it warming myself. Yes luckily I have a fireplace in my recent house which is something I really appreciate for cold winter months. Well also our dog Biggie loves the fire and the fresh fluffy carpet I overlayed. Sitting all together by the fireplace and enjoy our wamn evening felt so good.